NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE Серпня 26 AT HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, КАЛИФОРНИЯ.
SANTA MONICA, КАЛИФОРНИЯ (Липня, 16) - Патрік "Пітбуль" (25-3) is actively seeking revenge for his brother Patricky “Pitbull” after Bellator MMA’s new 155-pound kingpin Майкл Чандлер brutally finished the elder Freire during the co-main event of last month’s "Bellator: Dynamite 2”подія.
Сьогодні, Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that Patricio will be given the opportunity to avenge his brother’s loss – but in order to reach Chandler, “Pitbull” must first defeat Бен Хендерсон (23-6) в головній події "Bellator 160: Хендерсон проти. Pitbull” на Серпня 26 inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Каліфорнія., and airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The card will be the Scott Coker-led promotions first at the 18,000 plus Honda Center, which is home to the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, AFL’s LA KISS, the Wooden Legacy Basketball Tournament, as well as the Big West Basketball Tournament.
Квитки, починаючи з $30 для "Bellator 160: Хендерсон проти. Pitbull” can be purchased on Ticketmaster and Honda Center Box Office starting П'ятниця, Липня 22 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale on Четвер, Липня 21.
Following Chandler’s knockout of Patricky, “Iron Mike” scaled the Bellator Cage to celebrate with his hometown faithful of St. Луїс, but was immediately met by Patricio, who had been cornering his brother. The two exchanged words and now Bellator’s former featherweight titlist has made the decision to move up to lightweight and begin his path towards gold in two divisions.
In the way stands Henderson, a former UFC and WEC lightweight champion, who after three fights at welterweight now returns to the division where he reigned supreme for nearly two years. In his Bellator MMA debut, despite a size disparity, “Smooth” fought valiantly against 170-pound champion Андрій Корінців, dropping a unanimous decision. Now it will be “Pitbull” who’s fighting the larger competitor, and it all comes to a head during the main event of "Bellator 160: Хендерсон проти. Pitbull”на Серпня. 26, LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
"Bellator 160: Хендерсон проти. Pitbull” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: Бен Хендерсон (25-3) проти. Патрісіо "Pitbull" Фрейре (25-3)